Gyllenhaal Wins at Stockholm

Maggie Gyllenhaal, who recently became a mother with fiancee Peter Sarsgaard, has won an award for playing a mother who needs a second chance in life in "Sherrybaby."

The 29-year-old won the best actress award at the 17th annual Stockholm International Film Festival, which ended Sunday, Nov. 26. The Laurie Collyer-directed film also won the Bronze Horse award for best picture.

"Sherrybaby" centers on 22-year-old Sherry Swanson (Gyllenhaal), who has just finished three years of jail time for robbery to feed her heroin addiction. She has a vision of landing a decent job and reconnecting with her daughter Alexis (Ryan Simpkins), who's been living with Sherry's brother Bobby (Brad Henke) and his wife Lynn (Bridget Barkan). Unfortunately, Sherry discovers that finding employment, staying clean and mastering motherhood are much harder and complex than life behind bars.

Ryan Gosling was named best actor for his role in Ryan Fleck's "Half Nelson," in which he plays an inner-city high school teacher with a drug habit who befriends one of his students after she discovers his secret.

Awards also went to Daniel Sanchez Arevalo for his directorial debut "Darkbluealmostblack," Beatrix Christian for her "Jindabyne" screenplay, Anthony Dod Mantle for the cinematography in "The Last King of Scotland," and an audience award for Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' "Little Miss Sunshine."

The Lifetime Achievement award went to Swedish filmmaker Lasse Hallstrom, known for "The Cider House Rules," "Chocolat."